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Climate.us, successor to Climate.gov, launches to the public
The administration closed Climate.gov last year during the takedowns, so a group formed a non-profit to bring back an equivalent. Climate.us went live this week: Climate.us is the nonprofit successor...
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Simulations show what happens when a car and a truck hit a person
Trucks getting bigger means visibility declines and crashes become more deadly, which is a terrible deal for pedestrians. The New York Times illustrated how bad it has gotten using simulations and a...
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How synthesizers work, a visual guide
Shri Khalpada, for PerThirtySix, breaks down musical sounds into math to illustrate how synthesizers work. Interactive graphics let you play with the parts and hear how the sounds change. This would’ve...
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Less than half of U.S. adults have access to quality healthcare
A recent Gallup poll shows less than half of U.S. adults say they can consistently afford healthcare, or “Cost Secure,” a five-year low. The youngest and oldest experienced the most decline. Adults...
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Fake Polymarket winnings
If you’re in the right pocket demographic of a short-form video algorithm, you might have seen someone place a large bet on Polymarket that looked like a big payout. The problem: it might have just...
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Turning the flag algae green
The renovations to the Washington reflecting pool were supposed to make the water appear “American flag blue.” However, millions of dollars later, paint is peeling and the pool is filled with algae....
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Large scale hand-drawn, fictional map
Jerry Gretzinger started a map of a fictional city in 1963 with eight by ten-inch panels. Then he just kept going, took a break for a couple decades, and then resumed the work. Years later, the Map is...
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Comparing today’s temperature against historical averages
When you have that feeling that today is abnormally hot or cold for the time of year, historical context is useful to see if intuition matches reality. Reuters has you covered with a climate monitor...
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Scale of a one-trillion-dollar pile of money
Going with the old school pile o’ money, NBC News illustrated the scale of the SpaceX IPO valuation against the Statue of Liberty, something that we know is quite large. In the above, each block...
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Weakened relationships through the pandemic
The pandemic tested the strength of many relationships. Alvin Chang, for the Pudding, examined who stayed together and who did not over that time period. Divorce and separation were more common than...
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Proposed arch in the path of air traffic
The current proposal for the arch sets the height at 288 feet above sea level. The New York Times mapped air traffic in the Washington, D.C. area to show why that’s an issue. Among maps that show...
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What $1 trillion buys
Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire with the SpaceX initial public offering today. For Bloomberg, Ben Steverman, with illustrations by Tim Enthoven, provides a quick ridiculous overview of...
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Apocalypse warning system, based on fleeing private jets
The Apocalypse Early Warning System by Kyle McDonald was built on the premise that rich folks will use their private jets to get out quick in case of a global emergency. This site watches a fixed...
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Solar passes coal for US electricity
Another recent flip: Based on estimates from Ember, monthly solar-generated electricity reached an all-time high in May and coal reached an all-time low in April. It looks like it won’t be long until...
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Flip in win probability for Knicks vs. Spurs
Speaking of when data flips, last night in game four of the 2026 NBA Finals, the New York Knicks were down by as much as 29 points to the San Antonio Spurs. According to Mike Beuoy of Inpredictable,...
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Elon Musk’s promise achievement rate over the years
The New York Times counted Elon Musk’s promises on X/Twitter and Tesla earnings calls since 2011. Over the years, there have been more declarations, but the number of achievements per year changed...
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Heat stress in the World Cup
It’s going to be hot in North America as the World Cup 2026 starts this week. But the level of heat will vary over time and city, which means teams will experience varying levels of heat depending on...
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Overlap of endangered whale calls with sonic blasts
Companies use seismic airguns in the Gulf of Mexico to find oil and gas deposits. The airguns deliver air blasts in the water, and the time it takes for an echo to return can be used to estimate...
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Melting glaciers in the Alps
For Bloomberg, Laura Millan, Kyle Kim, and Armand Emamdjomeh mapped the projected extent of melting glaciers in the Alps. The risk of avalanches and rock slides has risen, which could lead to buried...
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What LLM speed looks like when generating output
LLM speed is commonly expressed as tokens per second, which is kind of meaningless for the uninitiated. Mike Veerman made a more intuitive view for what various speeds look like. More tokens per second...
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